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A34877 A supplement to Knowledge and practice wherein the main things necessary to be known and believed in order to salvation are more fully explained, and several new directions given for the promoting of real holiness both of heart and life : to which is added a serious disswasive from some of the reigning and customary sins of the times, viz. swearing, lying, pride, gluttony, drunkenness, uncleanness, discontent, covetousness and earthly-mindedness, anger and malice, idleness / by Samuel Cradock ... useful for the instruction of private families. Cradock, Samuel, 1621?-1706. 1679 (1679) Wing C6756; ESTC R15332 329,893 408

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nahor_n the_o god_n of_o their_o father_n judge_v betwixt_o we_o and_o jacob_n swear_v by_o the_o fear_n of_o his_o father_n isaac_n 2._o under_o the_o law_n see_v instance_n hereof_o in_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n joshua_n 9.19_o but_o all_o the_o prince_n say_v unto_o all_o the_o congregation_n we_o have_v swear_v unto_o they_o by_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n etc._n etc._n in_o david_n psal_n 119._o verse_n 106._o i_o have_v swear_v and_o i_o will_v perform_v it_o that_o i_o will_v keep_v thy_o righteous_a judgement_n 1_o sam._n 24.21_o 22._o swear_v now_o unto_o i_o by_o the_o lord_n that_o thou_o will_v not_o cut_v off_o my_o seed_n after_o i_o and_o that_o thou_o will_v not_o destroy_v my_o name_n out_o of_o my_o father_n house_n and_o david_n swear_v unto_o saul_n and_o saul_n go_v home_o etc._n etc._n 1_o king_n 1._o ver_fw-la 13_o 28_o 29._o 30._o go_v and_o get_v thou_o in_o unto_o david_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o do_v not_o thou_o my_o lord_n o_o king_n swear_v unto_o thy_o handmaid_n say_v assure_o solomon_n thy_o son_n shall_v reign_v after_o i_o and_o he_o shall_v sit_v upon_o my_o throne_n etc._n etc._n in_o elijah_n 1_o king_n 17._o verse_n 1_o and_o elijah_n the_o tishbite_n say_v unto_o ahab_n as_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n live_v before_o who_o i_o stand_v there_o shall_v not_o be_v rain_n etc._n etc._n in_o micaiah_n 1_o king_n 22.14_o and_o micaiah_n say_v as_o the_o lord_n live_v what_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o i_o that_o will_v i_o speak_v 3._o under_o the_o gospel_n see_v instance_n hereof_o in_o the_o apostle_n paul_n 2_o cor._n 1.18_o but_o as_o god_n be_v true_a our_o word_n towards_o you_o be_v not_o yea_o and_o nay_o verse_n 23._o i_o call_v god_n for_o a_o record_n upon_o my_o soul_n etc._n etc._n 2_o cor._n 12.19_o we_o speak_v before_o god_n in_o christ_n etc._n etc._n gal._n 1.20_o now_o these_o thing_n which_o i_o write_v unto_o you_o behold_v before_o god_n i_o lie_v not_o in_o the_o angel_n rev._n 10.5.6_o and_o 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evil_a james_n 5.12_o but_o above_o all_o thing_n my_o brethren_n swear_v not_o neither_o by_o heaven_n neither_o by_o the_o earth_n neither_o by_o any_o other_o oath_n but_o let_v your_o yea_o be_fw-mi yea_o and_o your_o nay_o nay_o lest_o you_o fall_v into_o condemnation_n now_o for_o the_o clear_a understanding_n of_o these_o two_o scripture_n these_o two_o thing_n must_v be_v premise_v 1._o we_o must_v take_v notice_n of_o that_o rule_n which_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v in_o the_o sound_a interpretation_n of_o any_o text_n that_o be_v difficult_a viz._n that_o no_o one_o scripture_n ought_v to_o have_v any_o other_o sense_n put_v upon_o it_o than_o what_o will_v fair_o agree_v with_o other_o scripture_n and_o firm_o stand_v with_o the_o analogy_n of_o faith_n 2._o we_o must_v have_v a_o special_a regard_n to_o the_o condition_n and_o manner_n of_o the_o jew_n at_o this_o time_n when_o these_o precept_n be_v give_v the_o nation_n of_o the_o jew_n as_o it_o seem_v be_v now_o common_o 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make_v on_o the_o six_o and_o seven_o commandment_n he_o come_v here_o to_o show_v how_o they_o do_v the_o like_a on_o the_o three_o also_o the_o pharisee_n it_o seem_v teach_v that_o if_o man_n do_v not_o forswear_v themselves_o they_o do_v fulfil_v the_o three_o commandment_n though_o they_o do_v swear_v familiar_o by_o god_n in_o their_o ordinary_a communicatication_n and_o sometime_o by_o the_o creature_n both_o these_o our_o saviour_n condemn_v verse_n 34._o but_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o swear_v not_o at_o all_o that_o be_v in_o your_o ordinary_a communication_n as_o be_v plain_a from_o verse_n 37._o no_v not_o by_o god_n which_o upon_o solemn_a occasion_n be_v lawful_a as_o we_o have_v show_v before_o much_o less_o by_o the_o creature_n which_o be_v always_o unlawful_a so_o that_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 12._o 〈◊〉_d non_fw-la juretis_fw-la omninò_fw-la scil_n temerè_fw-la &_o l●u●●er_fw-la praeceptum_fw-la enim_fw-la de_fw-la juramento_fw-la sic_fw-la intelligebant_fw-la pharisaei_n quod_fw-la perjurium_fw-la duntaxat_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la prohibeatur_fw-la interim_n temeraria_fw-la juramenta_fw-la in_o vita_fw-la communi_fw-la permit_v bant_z ______o glassius_n ______o particula_fw-la omninò_fw-la cum_fw-la restrictione_n est_fw-la accipienda_fw-la nimirum_fw-la de_fw-la juramento_fw-la temerario_fw-la quomodo_fw-la exod._n 20.10_o dicitur_fw-la nulla_fw-la opera_fw-la sabbaro_fw-la facienda_fw-la esse_fw-la i._n e._n profana_fw-la freid_n lib._n 3._o pag._n 12._o not_o at_o all_o must_v be_v understand_v with_o some_o limitation_n and_o restriction_n as_o when_o god_n forbid_v do_v any_o work_n on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v only_o of_o the_o servile_a work_n of_o our_o calling_n and_o not_o of_o work_n of_o necessity_n or_o mercy_n so_o the_o prohibition_n of_o christ_n